Elevated railway



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A. P. INGERSON.

ELEVATED RAILWAY.

No. 258,302. Patented May 23, 1882.

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A. P.1NGERSON. ELEVATED RAILWAY.

. .No. 258502. Patented May 23,1882;

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ALBERT P. INGERSON, OF ELBRIDGE, NEW YORK.

E LEVATED RAI LWAY.

SPECIFICATION forming part Of Letters Patent NO. 258,302, dated May 23, 1882.

Applicationtiled August 18, 1881. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ALBERT P. INGERSON,

of Elloridge, in the county of Onondaga, inthe aforesaid new system of elevated roads.

its upright position.

The invention is fully illustrated in the annexed drawings, where Figure 1 is a side elevation of the elevated road and its car. Fig.2 is an end View of the same; Fig. 3, avertica-l transverse section on line mm; Fig. 4, a longi- .rail D, which consists of plain strap-iron or steel placed edgewise and bolted or riveted to L-shaped corner-braces E, firmly secured to the arm 0. In places where the track-rail has to spanlongdistances itisto be supported atintermediate points bya suitable truss extended from standard to standard. Upon the tops of the track-rail D are mounted rollers or wheels 1' 1', preferably in pairs, as shown in the drawings, each pair being journ aled to a solid plate or frame, a, which is extended over the said rollers, so as to form a housing for the protection of the same against snow and ice. The track-rail, being placed edgewise and devoid of flanges and other side projections, is also free from the liability of becoming blocked by deposit of snow and ice on the same. Upon the housing a ishung the suspension-rod F,

which carries on its lower end the car H, at a suitable elevation to clear all obstructions on the ground or pavement, and at the same time afford convenient access to the ear. y

In order to avoid the necessity of shoveling snow to' clear the way for the car, I render the caradjustablein its elevation above the ground by providing the lower extremity of the suspension-rod with screw-threads and passing the same into a female-threaded sleevepG',

which is secured to the car in such a manner as to allow said sleeve to be turned, and by its engagement with the screw-threaded end of the suspension-rod F raise or lower the car, as may be desired. The suspended car is prevented from lateral vibration by a friction-' roller,f, outhe suspension-rod F, bearing on the side of the track-rail D. i

K represents a steam-engine, andL the feedwater tank for said engine, bothof which are' located on top of the suspended car H; The steam is derived from a boiler, N, located in a convenient and'suitable position in the car, and the exhaust-steam is conducted from the engine to the water-tank L by the exhaustpipe M, extended to said tank, thereby condensing said steam and convertingit intofeedwater, to be used again in the boiler, and at the same time avoiding the noise incidentltoi lo the discharge of steam into the air. engine K and tank L is a horizontal fluc, I, eX- tended the length of the car and open at both over the ends. This flue communicates with thesmolre flue of the boiler and discharges the products of combustion at either end of the car, according to the draft imparted to said tlue by the movement of the car.

I) 11 represent two vertical shafts journaled is sustained by a spring-plate, d, which is se- .the necessary frictional hold of the wheel 0 on the rail D. The pressure of the wheelc on the track-rail D can be adjusted by aset-screw, e, passing through the two spring-plates (1 cl and through the bar R, and provided with a nut at either end, by means of which the springplates can be drawn toward each other.-

The fuel for the boiler may be carried in boxes formed under the seats in the car.

,8 denotes the brake,which I design to make in the form of an eccentric or cam, pivoted on the bar R on top of the car in such a manner as to allow it to be brought to bear on the.

track-rail D. A rod or cord,a, connectedwith said brake-and extended to a convenient point in the ear,affords the necessary control of said brake.

Having described my invention, what Iclaim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In combination with the elevated rail D androllers r, the suspension-rod F, screwthreaded at its lower end, and the female threaded sleeve G, connected respectively with said rod and with the car, as described and shown.

2. The combination of the car H, suspended centrally from the elevated track-rail D, and propelled by frictional contact of the wheels 0 directly with said track-rail, substantially as described and shown.

3. In combination with the elevated rail D and the car H, suspended therefrom, as shown,

and carrying a suitable motor, the shafts b b,

connected with the car and its motor, and having friction-wheels 0 c, on gagin g opposite sides of the track-rail and maintained yieldingly in contact therewith by spring-plates d, as described, for the purpose set forth.

4. In combination with the elevated rail D, suspended car H, and the shafts b I), provided with friction-wheels c, the spring-plates d, an ranged to hold the friction-wheels yieldingly against the track-rail, and provided with the adjusting-screw e, substantially as described and shown.

5. In combination with the elevated rail D and the car H, suspended therefrom, as shown. a brake connected to the top of the car and adapted. to engage the rail D, as and for the purpose set forth.

6. The combination, with the car H, of the engine K, tank L, exhaust-pipe M, leading to said tank, and the horizontal flue I, all arranged upon the top of the car, substantially as described and shown.

In testimony whereofI have hereunto signed my name and affixed my seal, in the presence of two attesting witnesses, at Syracuse, in the county of Onondaga, in the State of New York, this 3d day of August, 1881.

ALBERT I. INGERSON. [Ls] Witnesses:

WM. 0. RAYMOND, (3. H. DUELL. 

